Dr. Lim Keng Hua

Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck Surgery

8
doctor
Singapore
PRACTISING AT
Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck Surgery
LANGUAGE
English
Mandarin Chinese
Chinese
10 Questions with Dr Lim Keng Hua
"Stay focused on your course. When things become tough, always steer back to the initial reason you want to be a doctor. Everyone’s journey will be different. It’s the endpoint that matters – the reason why you want to be a doctor. Start your carer with a correct compass and always check that you have not deviated."
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Dr Lim is a Consultant Ear Nose Throat (ENT) Surgeon practicing at Mount Elizabeth Hospital along Orchard Road.  He sees all adult and children ENT conditions.  Being a father of three, he enjoys seeing children. He believes in holistic care and treats all his patients with high ethical and surgical standard, integrity and compassion. He believes in patient empowerment and am keen to collaborate with family care physicians for the best patient's care. 
Prior to his private practice, he was a consultant in Tan Tock Seng Hospital where he headed the allergy service in his department. He was the ENT lead in Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine where he crafted the ENT curriculum. He continue to return to serve as Visiting Consultant and Lecturer to both institutions.  He also completed a multi-national, multi-centre research on nasal polyps and chronic sinusitis with Beijing TongRen Hospital. He is a reviewer to the International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology and member of both American and European Rhinologic Society. 
He joys 2-3 times a week, cycles weekly and swims weekly. He is a Rotarian and is always on a look out to give back to the community. 
CREDENTIALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
MBBS (Singapore) 
MRCS (Edinburgh)
MMED (Otorhinolaryngology)
FAMS (Otorhinolaryngology) 
ACCEPTED INSURANCE
AXA
NTUC Income
AIA (pre-authorisation)
Prudential
Parkway Shenton
Fullerton
Cigna
MHC/Aviva
FINANCIAL DECLARATIONS
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